Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-17
new HAVEN's SOLDIER DEAD.
Their Memory Grandly
Honored To-Day.

The Features of Monument Day Exer-
c1ses-The City Filling UP With Wis
itors-The illumination of the Rock
Last Evenfng-The Gala Appearance
OfIhe City.-Many Notes and Incidents
-Distfngufshed Visitors.
The city has donned its holiday attire and
| is ready for to-day's dedicatory exercises.
The principal streets along the line of march
presented beautiful sight last evening as
the finishing work of decorating was being
| completed. Never before in the history Of
| the City of Elms has there been such beau
| tifu1 display The novel and pretty sight
| attracted people from their homes about the
city and hundreds of the inhabitants of the
surrounding towns whose curiosity overcame
their conservatism. They crowded the deco
| rated streets and viewed with pleasure the
| handsome display of flags, notices, ever
green and bunting. There was hustle and
excitement about the City Hall lobbies all
day. The different committeeman, marshals,
assistant marshals and aids were on hand
early. The arrangements for to-day were
completed in every detail. The sub-com-
mittee on reception, headed by Chairman
Hugh DALEY, were busy the entire day receiv-
ing and caring for invited guests upon their
arrival at the Union depot. General Sher-
man reached the city at about 2:30 p. m. and
proceeded to the New Haven House. Gen
eral Lucius Fairchild and General Joseph
r. Hawley arrived on late after
noon trains. They were taken to
the New Haven House. The Rev. DR..
Hiram Eddy, who was chaplain of the Second
G. V. under General Terry, arrived early in
the afternoon. All the incoming trains of
yesterday afternoon and evening brought
many guests and hundreds of strangers. The
indications point to the largest crowd New
Haven ever saw. The hotels are all full and
the boarding house keepers will reap har-
vest. Many of the country people and few
of the invited guests visited the rock yester-
day. The statue of Victory, which completes
the series of four historical figures for the
monument, was set in its place early in the
morning.
At sunrise this morning the ringing of
church bells, the roaring of artillery at Indian
Head and salute from the war ships in the
harbor will usher in Monument day-the &C.
casion which has been waited for so long and
discussed SO much will have arrived at last.
Nothing is wanting to ensure a successful
and imposing dedication but propitious
sky.
The events of to day will be as follows:
At sunrise the bells of the different churches
will be rung, and a national salute fred from
Indian Head at 10 o'clock the Trinity church
chime of bells will ring out the following
national and patriotic airs:
The Swerd of Bunker Hill.
Glory Hallelujah.
Marching through Georgia.
Rally Round the Flag, Boys.
Yankee Doodle.
GaudeamuS
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground.
Red, White and Blue.
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys are Marching.
The Blue and the Gray.
All the invited guests are to report at the
Hyperion theater at ten o'clock. From |
whence they will be escorted to their car
riages. The line of the procession will then
be formed under the direction of Grand Mar |
shall General Edwin S. Greeley, and starting |
at eleven O'Clock, will proceed over |
the following route of march: Out the north |
gate of the Green up Elm street to Howe, to |
Chapel, to Orange, to the park.
Upon the arrival at the monument the |
dedicatory exercises will take place. The |
return march will be down Orange street to |
Trumbull, to State, to Olive, to Chapel, to /
the Green, and there dismissed. The pro-
cession will be reviewed from the reviewing |
stand in front of the Hyperion theater by the /
dignitaries and city officials.